Boot-jack



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BOOT JAGK..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. LITTLETON, OF SHIRLEY, ILLINOIS.

BOOT-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 374,076, dated November 29, 1887. a 7 Application filed September 13, 1887. Serial No. 240,588. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. LITTLE- TONfQf Shirley, in the county of McLean, andin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boot-Jacks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, ref

,erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in boot-jacks, the object of the same being to provide a neat, durable, and efficient article of this character, which will be economical in manufacture and durable and efficient in use.

With these ends in View my invention consists in the certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on lines 00 x, and Fig. 3 is a section on lines .3 y.

A represents the base of the boot-jack, provided on its forward end with the dovetail open slot B, adapted to receive the dovetail block G, forming part of the toe-piece D, the

upper and lower flaps, E and F, of which are coneaved for the purpose of comfortably ad- To the piece D is secured the rod G, having itsfree end pivoted to the lever B, the latter being pivoted to the bar I by means of the bolt J, as shown.

To the base A, near its center, are movably secured the heel-clamps K by' means of the staples L. The inner edges of the clamps are cut away, as shown, in order to conform to the shape of the heel. To the fear ends of the clamps are pivoted the rods M, the opposite ends thereof being pivotally secured to the center of the pressure-board N at the end thereof. I

The board N is pivoted in the groove 0, as

shown at I. In the groove 0 is secured the band-spring Q, with the free end thereof in contact with the bottom of the pressure board N, whereby the board is held normally in elevated adjustment.

The forward end of the boot-jack is provided with the block R for the purpose of elevating the said end. a Having fully described the construction of my invention, I will proceed to describe the operation thereof, as follows: The toepiece D is thrown forward by moving the lever H rearwardly. The heel-clamps are in open adjustment to receive the heel of the boot. The boot is then placed between the clamps, and the toe-piece isbrought over the toe of the boot. The disengaged foot is then pressed upon the board N, which causes the clamps to close and embrace the heel. Thus it will be seen that the boot cannot possibly get free from the jack until the toe-piece is removed and the clamps loosened. I

Having fully described myinventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Ina boot-jack, the combination, with a sliding toe-piece and a lever connected therewith, of pivoted heel clamps and a pressureboard connected therewith,whereby the clamps are drawn together, substantially as described.

2. In a boot-jack, the combination, with a toe-piece, of pivoted heel-clamps, a pressureboard secured thereto, and a spring'bearing against the bottom of said board, whereby the 

